7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns
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APRIL 13 2026 | EIGHTH MINI ALBUM | TITLE TRACK: STICK WITH YOU
SUMMARY: '7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns' feels like a quiet but defining turning point in TOMORROW X TOGETHER's discography. For the first time, the group steps outside the long-running narrative framework that has shaped much of their music since debut, turning inward instead of outward. At the symbolic seven-year mark - often tied to uncertainty in the K-pop industry - the album chooses reflection over reinvention. Rather than presenting a clear answer or resolution, the project sits with the emotions that have surfaced over time. There’s joy, gratitude, and growth, but also anxiety, doubt, and that lingering question of what comes next. It captures a very specific kind of uncertainty - the kind that comes not from beginnings or endings, but from continuing forward and wondering what that path still means. With that shift, the distance between storyteller and subject begins to disappear. The focus settles fully on the members themselves: their bond, their shared history, and the future they are actively choosing together. The “thorns” become more than just a symbol of hardship - they reflect the consequences of decisions made on their own terms, something that has become inseparable from who they are now. What stands out most is how the album doesn’t try to escape discomfort. It lingers in it. There’s a sense of stillness not as pause, but as presence - of choosing to remain, to endure, and to understand rather than rush toward clarity. That idea becomes even more meaningful in the context of all five members renewing their contracts; what could have felt like an ending instead reads as a continuation, shaped by intention rather than obligation. Across its tracklist, the album moves through acceptance, anxiety, release, and reflection, gradually arriving at a quieter form of hope - one rooted not in certainty, but in curiosity about what’s still ahead.
Tracklist
1. Bed of Thorns
⋆ Genre: Electronic
⋆ Producing Credits: Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang, Madison Love, Sorana, Hwang Yu Bin (XYXX), Kim Bo Eun (Jamfactory), YIYIJIN, ALMENG (XYXX), Mia (153/Joombas), Woo Seung Yeon (153/Joombas), Park Se Rin (lalala studio), Jo In Ho (lalala studio)
2. Stick With You (Korean Title: Just One More Day Per Day)
Title Track
⋆ Genre: Electro Pop
⋆ Producing Credits: Slow Rabbit, Jondren Hwang
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Slow Rabbit, Jondren Hwang, Dev Lemons, Liam Benayon, Tommy Driscoll, "hitman" bang, Jiggy (153/Joombas), Gloria Kaiyi Hui, Jared Fuller Freedman, Rollo, JBACH, Emma Rosen, Grant Averill, Phil Good, January 8th, Yoona Ha (153/Joombas), Kim Nayeon, Kim Chae Ah (153/Joombas), Park Sang Yu (153/Joombas), Stalking Gia, Jackson Hoffman, Ryder Stuart
3. Take Me To Nirvana (ft. Vinida Weng)
⋆ Genre: Electro Pop
⋆ Producing Credits: Osrin
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Willow Kayne, Osrin, Hanna Jäger, Merry Christmas (153/Joombas), Park Sang Yu (153/Joombas), Na Jung Ah (153/Joombas), Zaya (153/Joombas), Lee Seu Ran, Cho Yun Kyoung, Park Lang (XYXX), cha ri (153/Joombas), Gujo (153/Joombas), Geum To (153/Joombas), Mia (153/Joombas), YIYIJIN, Bay (153/Joombas), Yoon (153/Joombas)
4. So What
⋆ Genre: Synth Funk
⋆ Producing Credits: Elkan, Kavin Smith, Maiz, PXPILLON
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Paul Omar Elkan Agyei, Kavin Smith, Kamal Wilson, Sian Imani Hannah Emeh, Maiz, PXPILLON, Yeonjun, ryumona (153/Joombas), MARYJANE (lalala studio), danke, Ellie Suh (153/Joombas), Taehyun, YIYIJIN, Kim Kal Pi (153/Joombas), Chang Yeo Jin (lalala studio), Cho Yun Kyoung
5. 21st Century Romance
⋆ Genre: Alt-R&B
⋆ Producing Credits: Elof Loelv, Slow Rabbit, Maiz
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Elof Loelv, Maiz, SPOON (153/Joombas), Slow Rabbit, Woo Seung Yeon (153/Joombas), Hueningkai, Na Yun Jeong (lalala studio), Gu Samyoung (153/Joombas), Kim In Hyung, Bay (153/Joombas), Zaya (153/Joombas), Kim Chae Ah (153/Joombas), Shaillo (XYXX), chaeryn (153/Joombas), January 8th, Jeon Jieun, Moon Ji Young (lalala studio)
6. Dream of Mine (Korean Title: The Next Next)
⋆ Genre: Alt-Pop
⋆ Producing Credits: Dave Hamelin
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Dave Hamelin, Leven Kali, PXPILLON, Park Sung Hee (Jamfactory), Park Sang Yu (153/Joombas), danke, Yoon (153/Joombas), Soobin, Gu Samyoung (153/Joombas), Jung Na Gyeong (153/Joombas), TENSEECHEE (XYXX), Chang Yeo Jin (lalala studio), Cho Yun Kyoung
